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Checked credit karma and did a lot of research on what credit card would be right for me and what I had a good chance of being approved for. Decided on American express blue cash back. I applied and was emediatly declined because by fico score was 603 it said. Only one small blemish on my Equifax of $47 dollars that I am trying to get removed and has already been paid for. Anybody know why the fico score would be so low? Also how would I fix this, since I didn't know I had a low score in the first place because it was not reflected in my credit karma scores.

I wasn't finished but the computer decided to post. FICO uses information from all three credit bureaus, and uses a different calculation method so there is something o[n your credit reports that is holding you back. If you have not yet read the articles on Credit Karma, I suggest doing so, since they are very informative and you will use this knowledge for the rest of your lilfe. Sure has helped me

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